Cities with 'creative class' fuelling the new economy

In the 1984 teen flick Revenge of the Nerds, techno geeks rise up against the jocks and other tormenters.

That was the '80s, where computer wizards were objects of derision. Today, nerds rule.

The technological revolution has not only left behind Luddites, it has also become a force in Canada's economy. Social scientist Richard Florida stated in his book The Rise of the Creative Class that cities which have what he terms a "creative class" will lead a new economic surge the way resource-rich and manufacturing-heavy centres fuelled the economy in bygone days.

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